Which of the following joints would allow no movement?

Which of the following joints would allow no movement?
  1. Cartilaginous joint
  2. Synovial joint
  3. Ball and socket joint
  4. Fibrous joint

Solution

Fibrous/Immovable/Synarthrose: In this type of joints there is no movement between the bones concerned. The characteristics of these joints are:

a. These are immovable or fixed joints.

b. Articulating bones are firmly held together by dense layer of white fibrous connective tissue.

c. They do not allow any movement.

d. The line of fusion at joint is called suture. E.g. sutures in skull, syndesmosis, gomphosis.

Asked in: NEET 2015 (Phase 2)

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